Acts 2:1-21

Scripture Reading Sunday, May 24, 2015 Steve Shewey

Our Scripture Lesson comes from Acts 2:1-21

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2And suddenly

from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire

house where they were sitting. 3Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a

tongue rested on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to

speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

5Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6And at

this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them

speaking in the native language of each. 7Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all

these who are speaking Galileans? 8And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own

native language? 9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and

Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya

belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11Cretans and

Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.” 12All

were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13But others

sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.”

14But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea

and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 15Indeed,

these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. 16No, this is

what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17‘In the last days it will be, God declares, that I

will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. 18Even upon

my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall

prophesy. 19And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below,

blood, and fire, and smoky mist. 20The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to

blood, before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day. 21Then everyone who calls

on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’

THE WORD OF GOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD!